Communications server apparatus, communications device, methods and communications system for managing a subscription plan for a plurality of offering categories

Abstract

A communications server apparatus for managing a subscription plan for a plurality of offering categories is provided, which, in response to receiving subscription request data comprising at least one data field indicative of a request by a user for subscribing to the subscription plan for the plurality of offering categories, generate, in one or more data records, subscription data indicative of the subscription plan, the subscription data comprising a plurality of offering data for a corresponding plurality of offering categories to be covered in the subscription plan, wherein, for each offering data, the offering data comprises token data indicative of tokens associated with the corresponding offering category, the tokens being usable for offerings in the corresponding offering category, and communicate the subscription plan to a communications device of the user.

1 . A communications server apparatus for managing a subscription plan for a plurality of offering categories, comprising a processor and a memory, the communications server apparatus being configured, under control of the processor to execute instructions in the memory to:
 in response to receiving subscription request data comprising at least one data field indicative of a request by a user for subscribing to the subscription plan for the plurality of offering categories,   generate, in one or more data records, subscription data indicative of the subscription plan, the subscription data comprising a plurality of offering data for a corresponding plurality of offering categories to be covered in the subscription plan, wherein, for each offering data, the offering data comprises token data indicative of tokens associated with the corresponding offering category, the tokens being usable for offerings in the corresponding offering category; and   communicate the subscription plan to a communications device of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, for the each offering data, the token data comprises token number data indicative of a number of the tokens associated with the corresponding offering category. 
     
     
         3 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, for the each offering data, the token data comprises time data indicative of one or more time periods that the tokens are available. 
     
     
         4 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, for generating the subscription data, the communications server apparatus is configured to generate the token data for the plurality of offering categories based on output data generated by one or more machine learning models trained using user historical data. 
     
     
         5 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, in response to receiving user input data corresponding to the tokens, for generating the subscription data, the communications server apparatus is further configured to modify the token data in accordance with the user input data. 
     
     
         6 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, in response to receiving add request data indicative of a request by the user to include an additional offering category in the subscription plan, for generating the subscription data, the communications server apparatus is further configured to generate additional offering data for the additional offering category, the additional offering data comprising additional token data indicative of tokens associated with the additional offering category. 
     
     
         7 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, in response to receiving group request data indicative of a request by the user to include a group comprising the user as a group member and one or more additional group members in the subscription plan, for generating the subscription data, the communications server apparatus is further configured to, generate, for each additional group member, a plurality of offering data for a corresponding plurality of offering categories to be covered in the subscription plan, wherein, for each offering data, the offering data comprises token data indicative of tokens associated with the corresponding offering category. 
     
     
         8 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein, for the each offering data for the each additional group member, the token data comprises token number data indicative of a number of the tokens associated with the corresponding offering category. 
     
     
         9 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein, for the each offering data for the each additional group member, the token data comprises time data indicative of one or more time periods that the tokens are available. 
     
     
         10 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein, for generating the subscription data, the communications server apparatus is configured to generate the token data for the plurality of offering categories for the each additional group member based on output data generated by one or more machine learning models trained using user historical data. 
     
     
         11 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein, in response to receiving additional user input data corresponding to the tokens for the each additional group member, for generating the subscription data, the communications server apparatus is further configured to modify the token data for the each additional group member in accordance with the additional user input data. 
     
     
         12 . The communications server apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, in response to receiving confirmation data comprising at least one data field indicative of a confirmation by the user to the subscription plan, the communications server apparatus is further configured to store the subscription data in a database. 
     
     
         13 . A method for managing a subscription plan for a plurality of offering categories, the method comprising:
 in response to receiving subscription request data comprising at least one data field indicative of a request by a user for subscribing to the subscription plan for the plurality of offering categories,   generating, in one or more data records, subscription data indicative of the subscription plan, the subscription data comprising a plurality of offering data for a corresponding plurality of offering categories to be covered in the subscription plan, wherein, for each offering data, the offering data comprises token data indicative of tokens associated with the corresponding offering category, the tokens being usable for offerings in the corresponding offering category; and   communicating the subscription plan to a communications device of the user.   
     
     
         14 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A communications device for managing a subscription plan for a plurality of offering categories, comprising a processor and a memory, the communications device being configured, under control of the processor, to execute instructions in the memory to:
 generate subscription request data indicative of a request by a user to subscribe to the subscription plan to cover the plurality of offering categories; and transmit the subscription request data to a communications server apparatus for processing.   
     
     
         28 . The communications device as claimed in  claim 27 , further configured to
 generate user input data indicative of a change made by the user to one or more parameters of tokens associated with the plurality of offering categories; and   transmit the user input data to the communications server apparatus for processing.   
     
     
         29 . The communications device as claimed in  claim 27 , further configured to:
 generate add request data indicative of a request by the user to include an additional offering category in the subscription plan; and   transmit the add request data to the communications server apparatus for processing.   
     
     
         30 . The communications device as claimed in  claim 27 , further configured to:
 generate group request data indicative of a request by the user to include a group comprising the user as a group member and one or more additional group members in the subscription plan; and   transmit the group request data to the communications server apparatus for processing.   
     
     
         31 - 36 . (canceled) 
     
     
         37 . A communications system for managing a subscription plan for a plurality of offering categories, comprising a communications server apparatus, at least one user communications device and communications network equipment operable for the communications server apparatus and the at least one user communications device to establish communication with each other therethrough,
 wherein the at least one user communications device comprises a first processor and a first memory, the at least one user communications device being configured, under control of the first processor, to execute first instructions stored in the first memory to transmit, for receipt by the communications server apparatus for processing, subscription request data comprising at least one data field indicative of a request by a user for subscribing to the subscription plan for the plurality of offering categories; and   wherein the communications server apparatus comprises a second processor and a second memory, the communications server apparatus being configured, under control of the second processor, to execute second instructions stored in the second memory to:   in response to receiving data indicative of the subscription request data, generate, in one or more data records, subscription data indicative of the subscription plan, the subscription data comprising a plurality of offering data for a corresponding plurality of offering categories to be covered in the subscription plan, wherein, for each offering data, the offering data comprises token data indicative of tokens associated with the corresponding offering category, the tokens being usable for offerings in the corresponding offering category; and   communicate the subscription plan to the at least one user communications device.